Trotternish peninsula, Skye

An island tour

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August 15th 2011
There's a ferry from Sconser on Skye to the isle of Raasay. We arrived at the jetty to find that we'd just missed the 1130 sailing, and the timetable showed a wait of 90 minutes for the next. That would leave us too little time before the last return boat, so we decided to save Raasay for another day. Instead, we toured the north of Skye by car. From a clifftop viewing point, we looked ... read more

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